Parameter	Laser site (n = 25)	Scalpel site (n = 25)	P value
Scarring after 1 month (after 1 month) (mean SD)	1.52 (0.68)	1.95 (0.69)	0.045
Scarring (after 1 month) levels
No scar	0	0	0.038
Excellent/mild scar	12 (57.1)	5 (25.0)
Good/moderate scar	7 (33.3)	11 (55.0)
Fair/severe scar	2 (9.5)	4 (20.0)
Poor	0	0

Values are mean (SD). P value by Mann–Whitney U test, a non-parametric test to test the significance of difference between two independent groups

Values are n (%). P value by Fischer’s exact test